paper 2 psychology - biopsychology

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the nervous system AO1
What is the nervous system,
What are the 2 main functions of ...,
What is the nervous system divide...
10  cards
the endocrine system AO1
What does the endocrine system co...,
The endocrine system acts more th...,
Various glands in the body such a...
17  cards
neurons AO1
What are neurons,
What is the function of a neuron,
What are the 3 types of neurons
11  cards
synaptic transmission AO1
0  cards
localisation of function AO1
What did the holistic theory assume,
What did broca and wernicke argue...,
Where is the motor area located i...
20  cards
localisation of function AO3
Evaluation of localisation of fun...,
Evaluation of localisation of fun...,
Evaluation of localisation of fun...
3  cards
hemispheric lateralisation AO1
What does localisation mean,
What is hemispheric lateralisation,
What function s localised areas a...
6  cards
hemispheric lateralisation A03
Evaluation of hemispheric lateral...,
Evaluation of hemispheric lateral...
2  cards
split-brain research AO1
What is split brain research,
During an epileptic seizure the b...,
What was sperry s procedure
5  cards
split-brain research AO3
Evaluation of split brain researc...,
Evaluation of split brain researc...
2  cards
brain plasiticty AO1
What does brain plasticity enable...,
What is synapse pruning,
What does synaptic pruning enable
8  cards
brain plasticity AO3
Strength of brain plasticity,
Limitation of brain plasticity
2  cards
functional recovery AO1
What is an example of neural plas...,
What happens in functional recovery,
What have neuroscientists suggest...
3  cards
functional recovery AO3
0  cards
fmri AO1 & AO3
What is fmri,
What does fmri detect and what do...,
When a brain is more active it co...
7  cards
eeg AO1 & AO3
What is an eeg,
What does a scan recording represent,
What do no particular rhythms ind...
5  cards
erps AO1 & AO3
0  cards
post-mortems AO1 & A03
What is a post mortem examination,
What sort of individuals are subj...,
Areas of damage within the brain ...
5  cards
circadian rhythms AO1
0  cards
circadian rhythms AO3
0  cards
infradian rhythms AO1
0  cards
infradian rhythms AO3
0  cards
ultradian rhythms AO1
0  cards
ultradian rhythms AO3
0  cards
endogenous pacemakers AO1
What are endogenous pacemakers,
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus,
Where is the suprachiasmatic nucl...
9  cards
endogenous pacemakers AO3
Evaluation of endogenous pacemake...
1  cards
exogenous zeitgebers AO1
What are exogenous zeitgebers,
In the absence of external cues t...,
What is a key zeitgeber in humans
9  cards
exogenous zeitgebers AO3
0  cards

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